USPTO Patents Application 09894447

IN THE UNI

PATENT
83373.0002

ES PATENT AND TRAPEMARK OFFICE

In re application of:

Franklin W. Dabby, et al. ^

Serial No: 09/894,447

Filed: June 28, 2001

For: PARTICLE DEPOSITION SYSTEM

AND METHOD

Art Unit: 176
Examiner: Not Assigned

TRANSMITTAL OF INFORMATION
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Commissioner for Patents
Washington, D.C. 20231

I hereby certify that this correspondence
is being deposited with the United States
Postal Service with sufficient postage as
first class mail in an envelope addressed
to:

Commissioner for Patents
Washington D.C. 20231, on
April 22; 2002

Date of Deposit
David H. Ben-Meir. Reg. No. 46.152

Signafur

April 22. 2002

ire

Date

Dear Sirs:

2. □

The information disclosure statement submitted herewith is being filed within three
months of the filing date of the application other than a continued prosecution
application, or within three months of the date of entry into the national stage of an
international application, or before the mailing date of a first Office Action on the
merits, or before the mailing of a first Office action after the filing of a request for
continued examination under §1.114, whichever event occurs last. 37 C.F.R.
§ 1.97(b).

The information disclosure statement transmitted herewith is being filed after the
period specified in § 1.97(b), but before the mailing date of a final action under ^\
§1.113, or a notice of allowance under §1.311, or an action that otherwise closes /{fc*
prosecution in the application, whichever occurs first. A statement specified in ^
§ 1.97(e) or a fee set forth in §1.17(p) is included. 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(c). v ^

§1.97(e) STATEMENT %»\ <fr <y

I, the person signing below, state:

O that each item of information contained in the information disclosure statement
was first cited in the attached communication from a foreign patent office in a
counterpart foreign application and that the communication is dated not more
than three months prior to the filing of the statement. 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(e)(1).

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OR

(~| that no item of information contained in the information disclosure statement
was cited in a communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart
foreign application, and, to the knowledge of the person signing the certification
after making reasonable inquiry, no item of information contained in the
information disclosure statement was known to any individual designated in

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§ 1.56(c) more than three months prior to the filing of the statement. 37 CJLE
§1.97(e,(2). «3S2K*»

OR FEE lLED

□ Attached is a fee set forth in 37 C.F.R. §1.17(p) for submission of an information
disclosure statement under § 1.97(c). ($180.00). [OR:] Please charge the fee set
forth in 37 C.F.R. §1.17(p) for submission of an information disclosure statement
under §1.97(c) ($180.00) to Deposit Account No. 50-1314. A copy of this petition
is enclosed.

3. □ The information disclosure statement transmitted herewith is being filed after the
period specified in § 1.97(c), but before, or simultaneously with the payment of the
issue fee. A statement specified in § 1.97(e) and a fee set forth in §1.17(p) are
included. 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(d).

§1.97(e) STATEMENT

I, the person signing below, state:

□ that each item of information contained in the information disclosure statement
was first cited in the attached communication from a foreign patent office in a
counterpart foreign application and that the communication is dated not more
than three months prior to the fifing of the statement. 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(e)(1).

OR

CD that no item of information contained in the information disclosure statement
was cited in a communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart
foreign application, and, to the knowledge of the person signing the certification
after making reasonable inquiry, no item of information contained in the
information disclosure statement was known to any individual designated in
§ 1.56(c) more than three months prior to the filing of the statement. 37 C.F.R.
§ 1.97(e)(2).

AND FEE

□ Attached is a fee set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 1. 17(p) for submission of an information
disclosure statement under § 1.97(d). ($180.00).

4. £3 If it should be determined that for any reason either an insufficient fee or an

excessive has been paid, please charge any insufficiency or credit any overpayment
necessary to ensure consideration of the information disclosure statement for the
above-identified application to Deposit Account No. 50-1314. A copy of this
petition is enclosed.

5. [3 A fist of 9 reference(s) is in the enclosed Form PTO-1449.

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PATENT
83373.0002

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE REFERENCES

□ Enclosed is a search report for a counterpart application. The search report Examiner

D reference^ 03 * 1011 inCOrp ° rateS 001111116111:8 on relevancy of Non-English language

□ Set forth below are comments provided by the applicant's home country counsel on the

relevancy of non-English language references:

Date: April 22, 2002
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Respectfully submitted,
HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P.,

David HsfSen-Meir'
Registration No. 46,152
Attorney for Applicant(s)

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FORM PTO-1 449

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
IN AN APPLICATIO

(Use several sheets ifnecessi

Docket Numbei^^tional)

83373.0002

»

Application Number

Applicant

Franklin W. Dabby,

Filing Date

Group Art Unit

1762

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

EXAMINER

INI 1 IAL

DOCUMENT NUMBER

DATE

NAME

CLASS

SUBCLASS

FILING DATE IF
APPROPRIATE

A OC7 707

f\1 OA Q4

Andrejco, et al.

4,o14,oo/

U2-09-o2

Blankenship

A A QC HO

4,400,212

12-04-84

Berkey

A COO OOQ

o"7 no oc

UMJo-oo

Sarkar

4,810,276

03-07-89

Gilliiand

5,558,693

09-24-96

Sarkar

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FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

DOCUMENT NUMBER

DATE

COUNTRY

CLASS

SUBCLASS

Translation

YES

NO

OTHER DOCUMENTS (Including Author, Title, Date, Pertinent Pages, Etc.)

Tingye Li, "OVD Process Steps," Optical Fiber Communications, Vol. 1 Fiber Fabricarion, pp. 75-77 and 95, 1985.

H. C. Tsai, et al., "A Study of Thermophoretic Transport in a Reacting Flow with Application to External Chemical Vapor
Deposition Processes," Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, pp. 1901-1910, 1994.

D. B. Keck, et al., "Low-Cost Fibre Fabrication," Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A 329, pp. 71-81, 1

EXAMINER

DATE CONSIDERED

EXAMINER: Initial if citation considered, whether or not citation is in conformance with MPEP § 609; Draw line through citation if not in
conformance and not considered. Include copy of this form with next communication to the applicant.

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